тарбах

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tarmak, compare Kyrgyz тармак (tarmak).

Noun

тарбах • (tarbaq)

1. (anatomy) digit, finger, toe
2. (vehicles) spoke (of a wheel)

Usage notes

Like Russian палец (palec), Spanish dedo, English digit, etc., this term can be used to refer to an extremity of either the hand or the foot, hence the derived term below.

Hyponyms

• эрбэх (erbeq, “thumb”)
• сөмүйэ (sömüye, “index finger”)
• орто тарбах (orto tarbaq, “middle finger”)
• аата суох (aata suoq, “ring finger”)
• ылгын-чыгыйа (ılgın-cıgıya, “little/pinky finger”)

Meronyms

• тыҥырах (tıñıraq, “nail”)

Holonyms

• илии (ilii, “hand”)

Derived terms

• атах тарбаҕа (ataq tarbağa, “toe”)